The Veteran's hypertension is being remanded for further examination and opinion to determine if it is related to service, including by way of exposure to herbicide agents during service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner needs to address the question of whether the Veteran’s hypertension is related to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents or any other relevant factors.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Hypertension"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20074856
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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